Opponent U.23 Vietnam at SEA Games 31, U.23 Myanmar come to UAE for training

At men’s football SEA Games 31 competed from May 6 to 22, in Group A outside U.23 Vietnam and U.23 Myanmar also have strong candidates U.23 Indonesia, Philippines and Timor-Leste. While in table B it is U.23 ThailandMalaysia, Cambodia, Singapore and Laos.

Myanmar U.23 come to UAE to prepare for SEA Games 31 in Vietnam ASEAN FOOTBALL

Myanmar U.23 currently has a list of 26 players, including 4 players over 23 years old and still led by Bulgarian coach, Mr. Velizar Popov.

In the focus group to attend the 31st SEA Games, Myanmar U.23 summoned most of the players that had been brought to Cambodia in mid-February to compete in the Southeast Asian U.23 tournament, but because of the impact of Covid-19 infections, the team made the team had to withdraw at the last minute not to play.

Recently, Myanmar U.23 has also recorded almost no training matches in the country, so the visit to the UAE to train for 2 weeks from April 17 can also play 1 or 2 friendly matches in This will be the most important preparation before attending the 31st SEA Games.

According to the schedule in Group A, Soccer Men’s SEA Games 31, Myanmar U.23 opened with a match against Timor-Leste on May 8, Philippines on May 10, then against U.23 Vietnam on May 13 and the last match of the group stage against Indonesia on May 15.

In the period SEA Games 30 in the Philippines In 2019, Myanmar U.23 won a bronze medal after beating Cambodia 5-4 thanks to a penalty shootout (2-2 in the main game).